"PROUD To Be American!" Piers Morgan’s USA 250 Anniversary Debate

19:51In a very long-winded answer, I may add. Well, I'm sorry if you want a kind of dim-witted, black or white knee-jerk response to this. It's not about race. But we live in a complicated world. If it's too complicated for you, I don't know what to tell you. What a beautiful victim this beautiful girl is. What a beautiful victim. Well, thank you for the compliment.

20:09Piers Morgan:Let me bring in Andrew wants to jump in. Let's let everyone have a chat. I mean, even Cenk has been uniquely quiet so far. I want to crank him up a little bit. I've got to give Cenk props. The fact that he's yelling and screaming like usual is amazing. Let me bring Andrew in, then Cenk. Andrew, what did you want to say? Well, there's kind of like two things being conflated here, right? There's like love and appreciation for your American country folk and just like having an Americana appreciation for the people of this strange, amazing land. Like, for example, I'm going to Alaska in a couple of days for the 4th of July celebration where they're going to launch 100 cars off of the cliff and everyone's going to light fireworks and eat food from the gas station and just enjoy some Americana.

20:47Whereas the other one is like the U.S. rolls in the world. The other one is like U.S. imperialism and like, I guess, you know, seeing foreign intervention, which is obviously costly, happening at the same time that most people in my generation have like two jobs, three roommates, and are just unfulfilled and have no community. So I think it's probably like feels weird for people to wear like an American flag pin or feel patriotic as far as like the U.S. as a global imperial force while life on domestic soil is so bad, especially for like the Gen Z population. So I feel like there's kind of two different things being discussed here, which is like, do you love America as a group of people, as like a cultural mass of unique individuals, Or do you like the U.S.

21:22as like a global military force that, you know, backs CIA coups every time somebody wants to have their elections?

21:27Piers Morgan:Well, that's a really interesting point. Because, Cenk, I mean, look, in relation to the birthright issue, you know, obviously on the basis of the on the base of the Statue of Liberty, it reads, give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free. I mean, that has always been for me what America represents. But in relation to America's role in the world, George Washington, of course the first president, said the great rule of conduct for us in regard to foreign nations is in extending our commercial relations to have with them as little political connection as possible.

22:02Piers Morgan:I think to put it mildly, that has not been followed. Certainly in the last century, the idea that America stayed out of political connections with foreign nations is obviously for the birds. So has there been a kind of, you know, a betrayal of Washington's ideal when it comes to that? Yeah, absolutely. So let me tackle all those. First of all, I'd like to thank the Republicans, because if you take away birthright citizenship, it's a slippery slope. That means potentially that anyone born here is not necessarily American. Well, that privileges people like me who are naturalized citizens. So apparently we're the only true Americans.

22:43So I appreciate it, although I don't agree. So and by the way, there's logic to that because we chose to come here because we love this country and we thought it was a shining city on a hill. And we think it's amazing. That's why we uprooted our whole lives and left our family and friends behind to come to this golden place. And guys, the one thing we all agree on through all the shouting is that, look, we say we love America partly because of its freedom, including freedom of speech. and that involves, of course, the ability to criticize the U.S. government, the U.S. administration, the presidents, etc.

23:18In fact, if you're not doing that, you're not really truly being an American because all of our jobs collectively is to form a more perfect union. And that's why this American experiment, this American idea is so great. Are you proud to be an American, Shane?

23:32Piers Morgan:Now, in terms of... Are you unequivocally proud to be an American? Oh, absolutely. I couldn't be more proud. Look, like I said, I mean, if we went to any other country, we went to Germany, we couldn't become Germans. But America is an idea. And I embrace that 100 percent. And our job collectively together is to live up to that golden idea. So and of course, all along the way, acknowledging that we don't always live up to it and which now connects to what you were saying about George Washington. Part of this American ideal is to be fair for equality, justice. And so right now, when we get intertwined in foreign policy of other nations, we lose our independence.

24:16So we lost our independence. We had to gain our independence from Britain, and thank God we did, because that's an oppressive country that bans people for simple political comments like they banned me. But thank God we didn't go there. I defended you, by the way. God knows what would happen. Yeah, that's right. And by the way, most of the British people did. As usual, the problem aren't the British people or the American people. It's the governments, which, of course, now leads us to our need for a new independence on this 250th anniversary, which is an independence from Israel. And everybody knows that.

24:50Right now, Israel controls 94 percent of our Congress, controls all of our presidents, controls most of our media and drives us into wars. For example, this war that we're in now has cost us one hundred and fourteen billion dollars so far. No one in America wanted it. only Israel wanted it. Why doesn't Israel pay the$114 billion? Why do we constantly have to serve this foreign government? They're thinking about merging our military technology with Israel. I mean, you want to talk about a need for independence. They're saying, no, you need to be dependent to one another. No, we don't. We don't need to be dependent on any country, including Israel, and they shouldn't be dependent on us.

25:29It's time for them to grow up and become an adult country and stop asking mommy for more money in wars okay let me just quickly ask me quickly also there's all this talk about like free speech and stuff like that like we say that america is like the only place where you can speak freely but look at the state of our media right now look at the capture of all of our mainstream media outlets look at the paramount merger the ellison family mark andresen like big tech effectively owns not only 80 of our legacy outlets but also they're actually buying the algorithms of platforms like tiktok themselves So if you try to report on things happening in Palestine or different data center projects in the U.S., go ahead and see how far your free speech goes.

26:03Yeah, you can go out in the street and yell whatever you want. But I'm saying our informational infrastructure is in the midst of a hostile takeover by different corporations. So, I mean, I just think the free speech thing is not really happening right now.

26:13Piers Morgan:Let me just get Adam's response to both. Can I just say real quick, we have a political right to free speech, but our mainstream media is disgusting propaganda. and they try, instead of trying to help us with freedom of speech and freedom of press, the mainstream media does the opposite. Anytime anybody steps outside of the boundaries, including criticizing their beloved Israel, they try to take away our speech rights. They try to take away freedom of the press. So our so-called news media is nothing but oppressive propaganda for a different country. Let's regain our freedom. Okay, Adam, what do you want to say about that?

26:50Wow, I thought we were here talking about America's birthday, July 4th, 250 years. Somehow, Cenk goes on a 10-minute escapade about Israel. I'm not even sure why we're talking about Israel. I'm actually not even sure why we're talking about any other country other than America. Aren't we talking about America here? Why any other country? It's amazing to see the entire world show up to America from all over the world. You have Pierce's people, the Brits, being like, oh my god what is this a magical kingdom it's like oh it's called costco we've never seen anything like this you have these korean people being like oh this food is amazing hang on hang on

27:28Piers Morgan:i don't think any british people it's called barbecue nobody no british people i know go to all over the world no british person i've ever known has gone into costco and gone wow is this the magic kingdom come on check the facts check to be fair everyone's excited to be in america japanese of course and and jank respect to you you're not yelling you're not shouting you're not getting red today it's early days why did you bring up america here's what i why did he bring up israel here's what i want to understand here's what i want to understand if i may pierce on your show yeah you asked about america why america is the greatest country in the world jank ends up talking about Gaza.

28:10Why? You talked about the beginning of this topic about TDS, Trump derangement syndrome. Some people, unfortunately, who used to be very sane, have IDS, Israel derangement syndrome, and they can't shake it out. I think the Dr. Trump might need to give him some medicine here. But the reality is we're talking about America. America has the money. We got the power. We got the respect of the world with the World Cup going on right now. Any other discussion is a fabrication of what is actually should be celebrating in America. That's our independence from Pierce's people 250 years ago. And we're not getting Islamized.

28:46We're not getting colonized. We're not getting imperialized. We love America. We're going to keep America the country it is.

28:52Piers Morgan:OK, we're going to take a little break. OK, he asked me a question. I'll come back to you guys. We're going to bring in a very special guest, Louis Provost. He's the brother of Pope Leo. Louis, welcome back to Uncensored. Thank you, Pierre. It's good to be with you. Thanks for having me back. Great to see you. It's pretty extraordinary that as America celebrates 250 years of independence, that there is the first American pope, your brother, obviously. First of all, what does it mean to you to be an American?

29:27It means the world to me. Listening to the discussion over there, I don't know how anybody that was born here, lives here as an American citizen, becomes an American citizen, can't be proud of this country. I love this country. I fought for this country. I would go back and die for this country again if necessary. Do I agree with everything that goes on? Not all the time, but I support the country. I love the country.

29:58Piers Morgan:There's been an interesting little... It's the greatest country on earth. Yeah, well, listen, I feel the same way about mine, obviously, but I love America and there's a lot to be grateful to America and Americans. But let me talk just briefly about this idea. America, of course, has a special kind of covenant relationship with God, a foundational cultural concept known as American exceptionalism. Do you feel that America is still exceptional in God's eyes?

30:30I don't think any more than anybody else, any other Christian-based country. I've noticed, and I'm not going to say it's because of my brother, but I've personally noticed a resurgence of faith here in America in the last year. At my own church, attendance has gone up. I'm in Washington, D.C. right now. We went to church here last week at St. Patrick's and talked to the pastor. Attendance has gone up there. He's noticed it. What's that do to? I don't know. I think, again, not 100 % because we have an American pope, but I believe that's part of it. Because, speaking for myself, popes in the past would come out and they'd talk to the people, talk to the church.

31:20and as an American here in the U.S., trying to listen to him and understand him, speaking Italian or Polish or German, I'd tune it out, go away. Now, the Pope, the Pontiff, my brother, he speaks the language I speak. He speaks the language Italian speaks when he's speaking to them, the Spaniards, the French. And I think that makes a tighter connection with people because they understand he's speaking to them in their own language. Same goes here in the U.S. People hear him talk, they understand what he's saying. They may not always agree with it. I can't say I do all the time. But they understand.

32:05And they can see, hey, this guy, I like his train of thought. Or, you know, I understand what he's saying.

32:12Piers Morgan:It's been interesting. So I think that goes a long way. Your brother was reported to have declined an official invitation from the Trump administration to visit the U.S. in person for the 250th celebration. In a statement, he expressed gratitude for the recognition, acknowledged the milestone of the anniversary and its historic liberty-focused heritage. But he declined the invitation to come. Do you think he should have come?

32:42Well, again, personally, I would have loved to see him come because it would save me a trip to Rome. But I can understand why he didn't come. I'm sure he will. And I don't think it has anything to do with President Trump. I know presidents had words about him. And again, I think a lot of that's Trump being Trump and the press blowing it up beyond what it really is. I talked to my brother and he's like, there's no big argument there. The president's the president. The pope is the pope. They both have their jobs to do. And they both respect that. When I talked to President Trump during the UFC fight, he told me he likes, you know, he said, I don't like him.

33:32Well, deep down, when you talk to him one-on-one, I get the impression he kind of likes him. I'm sure when they talk together, they'll form a bond. I don't think there's any real animosity there. So you actually spoke to the president,

33:52Piers Morgan:because I know you've always been a big fan of Donald Trump, haven't you? And he knows that. I think he's commented on that. So what did he say to you, President Trump, when you saw him at the UFC? Well, I went over there. My brother, that UFC fight was on Trump's birthday. Yeah. And I had talked to my brother a day or two before and said, yeah, I'm going to D.C., anything you want me to tell President Trump? Oh, yeah, wish him a happy birthday. Tell him I wish him all the best and God's blessing upon him, and I hope he has many more. So when I went to see him, I said, oh, by the way, I have a message from my brother, the pope, and he's like, oh, really?

34:30What? And he said, he wishes you a happy birthday and, you know, have many more and hope this is the best one ever. And he was like, oh, that's very nice. Tell him, thank you. I said, I will, I will. I mean, it was very cordial. There was no animosity there. Like I said, I think when they talk, they'll get along because my brother's got that personality that he can talk to anybody. whether it's where he came from or he did most of his time in Peru.

35:06Piers Morgan:Would your brother consider himself to be Catholic first now that he's Pope or American first? Does it change when you become a pontiff? He's always been Catholic first. Whether when he was a priest, a bishop, a cardinal, that's him. He's the church. And now that he's Pope, and again, that's why, you know, some of these discussions when Trump went back on him, but like with the immigrants, the immigration situation and the borders, he also said a country has a right to its borders and to control its immigration. There's really no argument there. It's just the way it gets presented. He's well aware that every country has its laws and rules.

36:00And you do what you follow the law. That goes back to Christ with, you know, give unto Rome what Rome needs and give to God what God needs. I don't remember the exact saying, but the word was obey the laws where you're at.

36:19Piers Morgan:You were seen with J.D. Vance, the vice president, at the same UFC event. J.D. Vance is a Catholic. and this is after your brother had called for a deep reflection in the US about how migrants are treated under President Trump, casting the administration as being extremely disrespectful to immigrants. J.D. Vance hit back this week and said, I do think that some of the things that have come out of the Vatican on the immigration question in particular have been troubling and ultimately I disagree with it. What did you make of that?

36:55Again, this is where my brother and I kind of part ways a little bit, because I think looking at it from, again, from a papal view or a church view, we're supposed to welcome people, be nice to them, treat them properly. From the government's perspective here in the States, there again there's law is immigration laws and a lot of these people that have come here a lot of them are criminals and they've done bad things and I think that's where the the brunt of the government's push is is to get the the really bad people out first and then all the others my own take I I feel for the people that you know have come here illegally and are now being asked to I've had people come to my house and beg me, can you help, can you talk to the Pope, can you talk to the President, I don't want to be deported.

37:55Then follow the rules, go fill out the forms, they've told you how to do it, you may have to leave, but you'll be able to come back. Don't let them find you and take you away, then you're done. It's a sad thing, but in my mind, I follow the rules. The gentleman on your panel there that is a naturalized, I think that's what he said, citizen, had to follow a set of procedures to become a citizen, pay, and he did it the right way. Back in the days, people had to come through Ellis Island, take tests, pass tests, take physical exams before they were let in. We don't do any of that anymore. It's like helter skelter, and I don't think it's good for the country.

38:44This is the only country that I know of that lets people come in from anywhere with or without a skill. We don't ask, we don't make them or ask them to assimilate even though they should. They shouldn't be coming here parading their Mexican flags, Puerto Rican flags, Ethiopian flags, Somali. No, you come here, if you're going to live here, you want to assimilate, become an American, wave the American flag, the U.S. flag. It galls me to see these people parading with, you know, stomping on and burning the American flag. And they're waving their own old country's flag. Go back to your old country if you don't like it here.

39:23Piers Morgan:Have you had spirited debate about this with your brother?

39:32Not really. When we talk, it's very rare that we get in. Because I know his position. He knows mine. and we're not gonna change. So usually when we talk on the phone, when we talk on the phone, it's just family stuff, personal, private stuff. How you doing? How you feeling? He asked me how I'm, I'm a cancer patient, so he's always concerned what my current status is. That's pretty much what we talk about. We don't get too deep into, I'll ask him occasionally, what do you think about if I asked President Trump to, you know, if I put him on the phone with you, is that okay? Sure, if you want, but he has to call me.

40:20That's a Vatican rule, right? You have to request from the Pope. The Pope doesn't go. So I was like, well, okay, maybe I'll cross that bridge and I was real close to calling the president when all that, the big heat was going on a couple months ago when he said, oh I don't like the Pope, I like his brother better, blah blah, and the media was all over me. I think you guys called too, I don't know if it was about that, but at the time I was not feeling well either, so I just, I thought I don't want to get in the middle of this, just let it go. Don't talk about it. Let it die down.

41:01Piers Morgan:I think, I mean, first of all, how is your health, Lewis? It's all right right now. I've been on a treatment for the last five years. It's been at the cancers at bay. It's malignant, so it's always there. But it was minimal disease. and in the last month or so it's starting to come back. So the drugs I'm on are starting to, cancer's found its way around it as it often does. So they took me off the drugs and now I'm waiting to get to a point where I have enough of that cancerous cells in me that I will qualify for, I'm trying to get into a new clinical trial, a CAR-T trial. So I may know by the middle of this month I go back for another round of tests to see how much it's developed and if it's got to be over a certain threshold.

42:03Piers Morgan:I wish you all the very best with your treatment, obviously. Thank you. It's always great to talk to you on here. You're in such a unique position of being pretty friendly with President Trump. And obviously, your brother's a pope. They've never spoken. I think you're the guy that can actually make that happen. And I hope... I would call President Trump. Tell him to call your brother. It would be an amazing conversation. I think they would get on well. I admire your brother. He stands up for what he believes in, and so does Trump. You know, in that way, they're quite similar. Yes, exactly. And that's why I think they'll get along, because they know where each other stands.

42:41And they're reasonable men. You know, people throw a lot of stones at Trump, but he's got legitimate reasons for the things he does. I can't argue with 98 % of the stuff he does, and I don't know about the other 2%. I'd have to study it to see, wait a minute. Okay, I get it. But they're both the top of their game right now, I think, I feel.

43:07Piers Morgan:Well, two of the most powerful men in the world. They're both Americans, and you're celebrating the 250th anniversary. So just finally, how will you celebrate July 4th this year, given how special the anniversary is? Well, that's why we're in D.C. This is our third weekend here, so we've come again at the request of the White House to participate in some of this stuff and be there when the President talks and gives his speech. But we're going to go, we have an appointment at the State Department after we're through here. I've got to get over there, that's why I'm all super fancy trussed up. I thought it was for me, Lewis.

43:49And then from there, well, it is. I try to come on here and look decent. You always do. At least wear a tie. But this is a formal event, so I got to dress up. Then we're going to go over to the Italian embassy, as I understand it, and do some stuff over there. And then the evening is up in the air. Who knows what? Maybe go to the state fair on the mall again. Tomorrow, the same thing. It's all up in the air. We'll be there for the... We're going to the... Today's Friday, right? Today's Thursday. Today's Thursday. See, I'm screwed up because I haven't been to bed since Tuesday. We've been up...

44:35Piers Morgan:You know what, Lewis? I don't want to overtire you, particularly given your health issues. I just want to say thank you so much for coming back on our show. I love talking to you. Please send my very best again to your brother. As you know, I'm a Catholic. And if in one of your little chats with your brother, you could just once again put a good word in for me to interview him. I would still love to. I've never interviewed a pope ever. So one thing on my, it's my holy grail, literally. I've mentioned it to him. You did? And he's not opposed to it. Really? Yeah, yeah. It's just, yeah, he's, like I say, he'll talk to anybody.

45:12I'm available.

45:13Piers Morgan:I could be there in two hours. I can even do a confession while I'm there. See, remember our last conversation about that? Lewis, I've got to leave you there. Thank you very much indeed. Please send in my best and let's keep this dialogue going. I think you can bring Trump and your brother together and me and your brother together and then your work is done. That's why I'm here. It's my new mission in life, so they tell me, yes. Great to talk to you. All the very best. I'll stay in touch. Please do. All right, thank you. Likewise. Take care. Yep. Love talking to Lewis. What an interesting place he has in life.

45:59Piers Morgan:Let's go back to the panel. Sorry, panel. Whenever I talk to the Pope's brother as a Catholic, it's like a big deal. It's just like... Hey, but get a load of that guy. Did you hear what he was saying? He said, if you have a Mexican flag, I don't want to see that on the streets of America. Yeah, well, what do you think of that? But he's going to the Italian embassy to celebrate. And this is, yeah, he's going to Italy, very far, further than Mexico. And here's the problem. And this is the issue. America's so young, right? We're about 250 years old. The national identity is still forming. We're still trying to kind of figure out what's going on here, and it might change over time.

46:29So to some people, they're offended by the idea that anybody would ever move here and have some pride for their home country. And to them, it's all about birthright Americans who connect to the founding fathers and live in Algona, Iowa, next to an Applebee's and play Little League and do stuff like that. And then to other people, it's like Queens, New York, where it's all a bunch of like first and second generation immigrants who are coming to be part of this like multicultural experiment. So I think that's part of the issue is America means different things to different people. When you ask what's an American, we don't know yet.

46:58And I think because it's so vast and so new, that makes room for a lot of interpretations and they conflict so much. So that might help understand why there's so many issues.

47:05Piers Morgan:Yeah, I think it's very interesting. I want to end with just some quick fire. Very quickly, just ask each of you. I'll start with you, Cenk. There'll be 45 presidents. Who's the best and who's the worst? Oh, that's a tough one. OK, FDR probably the best. But, you know, obviously Lincoln, Jefferson and so many others in the running. And then the worst is between Trump and Bush. They've both been epic disasters. I had Bush ahead of Trump because of the Iraq war. But now Trump has started the Iran war and about 18 others. So it's been a pretty epic disaster. I'll tell you who's going to be the best president ever, the one who gets us independence from Israel.

47:47You know, the Pope is complaining about Mexican flags. How about Israeli flags all over the place? He can't help himself, Pierce. He can't help himself. He can't help himself. I got to respect the guy. Yeah, I know. Even in a question like that, he's bringing it in. And then I won't ever talk about it again. Once Israel starts sucking off of us, then I'll let it go. Amazing. I don't think that's right. I love it.

48:10Piers Morgan:Chang, the second question for you. I'm going to ask each of you three questions. The second question for you, Chang. What is the greatest thing America's given the world? One thing.

48:22Human rights. We're the ones who pushed to have international law and rules about decency and being good to one another and obeying the laws. Unfortunately, of course, our ally Israel is destroying that. It's got to be quickfire this.

48:35Piers Morgan:You can't mention Israel in every answer. We've got to be quickfire. He can't help it, Piers. He literally can't help it. I'm going to ask all of you the same three questions. Cenk, hang on. Final question for Cenk. Americans, I assume you think you have the greatest country in the world. Fine. What's the second best country in the world?

48:57Well, definitely not Britain. So I guess I'll go with Canada. Canada, okay. I love our brothers in Canada.

49:05Piers Morgan:Brianna, same questions for you. Best and worst president ever. I'd agree with FDR, worse as the best. Worse, some combination of Andrew Jackson or Woodrow Wilson, who, you know, oversaw the trail of tears and, you know, some of the worst offences and betrayals of American ideals. Andrew Johnson, who failed to actually stick the landing on the Civil War, and so we got all the retrenchment and Jim Crow for another 100 years, et cetera. What was the second question? The second one is, what is the greatest thing America's given the world? Oh, I mean, there's so much in terms of music and culture.

49:44Piers Morgan:Give me one thing you just think, that was great. I got to say our musical traditions, R &B, jazz, folk music. Give me one musician. Give me one from the world of music. Someone that you think just says... All-time favourite, Stevie Wonder. Stevie Wonder. You know what? Great call. Great call. And what's the second best country in the world, assuming you think America's the best? I mean, it depends on what you're asking about, like on what basis the country is great. It has to be quickfire this. There's no time for speeches.

50:17That's really it. I will say that I spent five or six years growing up in Kenya as a kid, and one thing I like about it that's like America is that it's got a lot of geographic diversity. Okay, Kenya. It's the origin of human beings. It's a good call. I love Kenya. And it's the most beautiful place I've ever been.

50:32Piers Morgan:Okay, it's got to be quickfire. We're running out of time, but thank you. So here's your three. Let me bring in Brian. Brian, best and worst president ever. I've got the best George Washington. He kicked this whole thing off. I've got the worst. It's a tie between Bus Junior and Bus Senior. They both were horrible for this country. The greatest thing America has given the world is opportunity. You can come here legally and launch the American dream, become whatever you want to become, and I'm a big music fan, and I'm very thankful for a lot of the artists. And your second greatest country? Costa Rica.

51:04No military. It's all about the people, clean living, healthy environment, friendly people, great ocean, good surf. Love Costa Rica.

51:12Piers Morgan:OK, Andrew, best and worst presidents. OK, the gutting of the middle class and destruction of the small business sector is a result of Ronald Reagan. So I'm going to go ahead and say Reagan, worst president. Sorry if that offends anybody on the panel. Best president. I'm going to have to steal Chang's answer. And I'm going to go with FDR because of the Green New Deal. If he did that, also the expansion of national parks. and public infrastructure projects. Okay, and the greatest thing America's given the world? The plane, the cell phone, peanut butter, music. We've done everything. Crunchy peanut butter, I like that.

51:44Piers Morgan:And in the world of music, who's the great American musician ever, do you think? I think the rapper Chief Keef, but that's just my opinion. It's a generational opinion. Got it. And your second favorite country after America? Yeah. Okay, cultural contributions and food contributions. I'm going to go Mexico because I love Mexican people, heritage and culture. However, I think the most functional country that I've been to would be Denmark. I was in Copenhagen and someone told me their college was free. I like Denmark. OK. And Adam, the best and worst president. The best and worst president of the United States, the best president would be undoubtedly Abraham Lincoln, no doubt, freed the slaves.

52:23You don't have to be a victim anymore. The worst president, I don't focus on the worst. I focus on the best or the best. The future looks right. The worst is probably Putin, Xi, and Jank's boy, the Ayatollah. I like to focus on the best. And what was the next question?

52:38Piers Morgan:And the greatest thing America's given the world, other than yourself? Greatest thing, America's done everything number one across the board. Gold medal, gold medal, gold medal. Money, power, and respect. First you get the money, then you get the power, then you get the respect. Number one in GDP, number one in GDP per capita of all major countries. In fact, our poorest country peers, Mississippi, M-I-S-S-S-I-P-P-P-A, is the GDP per capita is$1 ,000 more than your people in Britain. Our worst state is better than your best state. I would add humility to the list of things you've given the world, and I would say that with a smirk on my face.

53:18Piers Morgan:Give me the second best country. Rock and roll. Rock and roll. Second best country. The second best country. One of you has to say it. You obviously know why I'm asking this question. It's a tie. It's a tie between our British former overlords and, of course, Israel that gave us Judeo-Christian biblical values. Which one are you going to go for?

53:44Pierce, because I respect you so much on your show today, I'll pledge allegiance to Britain. Well, we all know America's the best. Boom.

53:52Piers Morgan:We're going to cut that back to you saying I pledge allegiance to Britain. and that's going to be the only clip we put out. There you go, buddy. I want to wish you all through gritted teeth a very happy 250th anniversary of your independence. I'll have a quiet day, cup of tea probably, and just think about what might have been if George III hadn't been such a complete lunatic. But congratulations to America. You're an amazing idea. You're flawed like my country is, but at your best, you are magnificent and the people in it are magnificent. Thank you all very much. Thank you. Piers Morgan Uncensored is proudly independent.

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54:56Thank you.